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be one of a kind

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be one of a kind

To have no equal; to be very unique. This opportunity is one of a kind—you have to take it! This design is one of a kind, as the artist only ever made one. Not many people have so much talent at such a young age. This kid is truly one of a kind.

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be one of a kind

to be the only one of a particular type of thing or person As a female engineer who began her career in the 1940s, she was one of a kind.

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